The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-30
ERIN'S ARMY OF POLICE.
THE FORCE INCREASING AS THE
POPULATION DECREASES.


Mr.. Dillon Enters a Protest Against
Squandering the Peoples Money on
Bluecoats-Secretary Balfour Claims
That it is the Result of the Work of
the Agitators.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-In the House of Com
mons this evening, on motion to grant
41o2,3l5 for the purpose of completing the
credit for the Irish police service, Mr.. Dill
lon protested against the constant incre ase
of the expenses of the police in Ireland. AL
though the population had decreased 200, 900
| since 1880, the cost of the police service had
| increased over G250,000. This waste of
| the public money was not due to
crime. The monstrous and corrupt police
force was kept up to evade the provisions
of the mutiny act by maintaining a larger
military force than was sanctioned by Par
Lament. The law was not enforced and
rents were not collected, and the only effect
| OF employing the police was to create wide
| spread disaffection and to exasperate the
| people.
MIR. Balfour Chief Secretary for Ireland,
said that he would not deny that the cost of
the police force of Ireland was largely in
1
| that the responsibility for this state of af-
fairs rested on those who We're doing their
best to fomenJ the discomfort in Ireland
Mr. Sexton said he believed that Ireland
was the only country in the world where,
with steadily decreasing population, there
existed a steadily increasing police force to
overawe the people.
Mr.. Dillon asked on what principle the
two resident magistrates to try William
| O'Brien would be selected by the govern
ment and when their names would be an
nounced
Col King Harmon, Under Secretary for
| Ireland, said the case would be tried by
magistrates in the usual way and in confor-
| NIFTY with the crimes act, but that it was
| not customary to announce the names of the
| magistrates in such cases
After nine hours discussion the vote for
the Irish constabulary was carried by 107
to So
THE DISCUSSION TO BE PROLONGED.
The Parnelites are determined that Par
| lament shall not rise until decision shall
have been reached in the case of Mr..
OBrlen, and began tonight what promises
to be prolonged discussion of the irish esti-
mates Even by resorting to the cloture
| rule the government will he unable to
balk their purpose. Mr. O'Brien's trial
opens on Sept. S. Any attempt by the pros
| ecutlon to strain the meaning of the crimes
act as affecting Mr.. O'Brien's case will be
the occasion Of fierce protest by his col
leagues i'll Parliament. The Conservative
whips will be obliged to keep twenty men,
bers within hail to prevent a surprise.
GLADsToNEs ELECTORAL FACTS.
In the Nineteenth Century appears an
article by Mr. Gladstone entitled, electoral
Facts of 1887 in which he saws that the
general election of 1886 indicated not the
conviction, but the perplexity of the coun-
| try. He contends that the results
| of recent elections are equivalent
to an improved Liberal strength
of % per cent, and giving the Conserva-
tives the benefit of all doubts, new cleo
tion would leave the latter in minority of
103 This basis, he continues, is too mar
row to allow of demonstration or the ex-
preston of undue confidence on the part of
the Liberals, but viewing the figures In cold
blood rational Tory or dissident will
probably regard them as of marked signifi-
canoe ana may even begin to inquire in
reflective temper, where is all this to endy'
COMING TO THIS COUNTRY
DUBLIN, Aug. 29.-Freeman's Journal
states that Arthur O'Connor member of
Parliament for Donegal, and Sir Thomas
| Henry Grattan Esmonde, member of Par
lament for Dublin county will visit the
United States in September, and address
| monster meetings to be convened by the
Irish National League Of America. Sir
Henry Esmonde is a great-grandson Of
Henry Grattan. the famous Irish patriot.
Archbishop Walsh has published a letter
inviting the landlords to appoint q commit
tee to meet committe of the Irish tenants
in round table conference on the land
question.
A large force of cavalry, and infantry,
and police have left Limerick for the
O'Grady estates, where they will he en-
camped while evictions are being made.
o'GRADY TO EvGcT.
Capt Plunkett urged Mr. O'Grady to
settle with the tenants on his Herbertstone
estates, but without success, and the evic-
tions viii commence tomorrow One hun
dred soldiers and 300 policemen are en-
camped on the estates in readiness to pro
tect the baiiffs in their work of evicting
the tenants. The houses of the tenants are
strongly barricaded
A LEAGUE MEETING.
A feature of the league meeting to-mor-
row will be the reading of the names of
persons who have joined the league since
it was proclaimed. The list includes the
names of of many Englishmen and Scocth-
men Mr.. Healy addressed a league meet
ing at Cork oday. He said that the people
would wipe their boots with government
proclamations. lrishmen, with the support
of the English Democracy, hated and
despised the government. Coercion would
entail suffering on the people, but would
prove blessing in disguise.
Eight sub-commissOners have been ap-
pointed under the new land act. Four of
them are Presbyterians.